In:
Evaluation & the Health Professions, SAGE Publications, Vol. 39, No. 3 ( 2016-09), p. 317-325
Abstract:
Studies that have examined gender differences in smoking cessation have produced mixed results. The purpose of the study was to examine whether there are gender differences in long-term smoking abstinence rates in smokers treated with nicotine patches at a smoking cessation clinic in Taiwan, where 39% of men and 5% of women smoke. This study included 1,065 smokers, comprising of 940 men and 125 women. Smokers were invited to attend the clinic every 1–2 weeks for a maximum of eight visits over 90 days, where they received prescriptions for nicotine patches, counseling, and educational materials. Participants were contacted by telephone at 1 and 3 years after the first visit and were asked whether they had smoked at all over the past 7 days. The results showed that women were significantly less likely than men to be abstinent at 1 year (adjusted odds ratio [a OR] = 0.64; 95% CI [confidence interval] = [0.41, 0.99]; p = .044) and 3 years (a OR = 0.44; 95% CI = [0.27, 0.74] ; p = .02). More effective ways are needed to help female smokers quit in societies where smoking in women is rare and may be associated with social stigma.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0163-2787
,
1552-3918
DOI:
10.1177/0163278715616439
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2067657-8
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